Today was a lazy day then all at once, we were on the road, eager to celebrate our last day in Scotland this year.  We started with plans but stopped everything to pack our golf bags. This is an ordeal best done without rain and since rain was predicted.  Once the golf bags were stuffed full, we zoomed off first to Tantallon Castle, nearby and familiar, to a degree. It’s a late medieval pile of rocks, but with staircases and views out to sea. It goes all the way up to the battlements and down to a dungeon. There is a great hall and a kitchen. Really quite a lovely castle.

From there, we went into North Berwick, quite near the famous golf course there, and toodle around with the plan to have lunch at Westgate Gallery. Sadly, they no longer serve lunch, so we backtracked to the Herringbone for soup and a love lamb burger, the first of this trip! Absolutely delicious.

Still time for another castle so we drove a short way to Dirleton Castle, a slightly older castle than Tantallon and also a falling down pile of rocks, but this one actually came with warning signs. We entered for half price because of all the repairs needed. It’s true the falling down castles do actually become dangerous at some point. The good news is that Dirleton is really a terrific castle with incredible architecture. There are decorative markings on the walls, huge archways and vaulted ceilings. This is a work of art.

In the evening, we made plans to take Anne and Karen out for dinner. At 5:30, we all met in the hallway and made the plan to go to the Goblin Ha in Gifford. It’s a charming sort of pub with a menu of pub grub. But with a bottle of wine and lots of fun conversation, we had a terrific evening. Everyone went home happy.

Tomorrow is quite early so this is good night. Thanks so much for traveling with us.